Gasport, NY is a small town in upstate New York with an estimated population of just over 5,000 people. As such, the political landscape within Gasport primarily consists of local elections rather than state or federal ones. Every two years, residents have the opportunity to vote for their chosen candidate to represent them on the Village Board of Trustees and Mayor. The current mayor is Jenny Smith, who has served three consecutive terms since her initial election in 2014. The Board of Trustees is made up of six members who serve four-year terms and are responsible for setting and carrying out public policy for the village. In addition to these official roles, there are also many candidates running for various local offices such as Town Supervisor, Town Councilor, Town Clerk and Tax Collector. With so many choices available to voters in Gasport, it can be difficult to stay informed on all the candidates running for office. As a result, it's important that residents take time to learn about each person's views and platforms before heading out to cast their vote.
The political climate in Gasport, NY is somewhat conservative.
Niagara County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Niagara County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Niagara county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Niagara county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gasport, NY is somewhat conservative.
Niagara County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New York is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Gasport, New York: d d d d R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Gasport, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $5,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $6,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)